Side-wall-register rack



April 24, 1928.

J. M. BREITENBACH SIDE WALL REGISTER RACK Filed July 26, 1927 INVENTDR :UQUI IUUUU Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

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Lill epresent inuention has reference to pQrtable eo llapsible racks adapted. for; use In connectiomwlth Warm an; sidewall registers- Y the reception of stocl ings hose, mittens,

shoes and o'ther miscellaneous articles for ,bothwear vand .othenpurposes, wherein it maybe expedient; to fiair, .Warm or dry. .-'Briefly,,compre-hendedmy wall register rack, comprises a framework of ,metal. provided with a -series of adjustable hooks adapted to engage the lattice ofta sidewall register, and carrying\ a foldable rack, adapted to be extended. for, the reception of articles that may be placed thereon, and lying against said framework, Iwhen infolded and notin use.

Anpobject,of the invention is: to construct .a,cl;eVieeQfor therpurpose; capable of being readily attached to awarm ,air sidewall register, and as readily. removed or detached as expedient.

v .Another object of the invention. isto .pr0- .v ducea rackot the, nature that willjwithstand maximum 0t load with a vminimum of material.

, Still an other object of the inventiomis t0 so form V the rack, thatv heatescaping 1 from the Wall -register will flow outviiardi between 7 art cles hung over its bars, and upward and -,outwarc l;under articles placed; above its bars.

-Qther vobjects oi my invention are to providegan artiole ofthe nature that will be simp e, n at, Substan al and du ab e, capable of being manufact-ured at :a minimum of expense, and adapted to a wide-and: grow- 4. p v

,itheiedges, ofthe girt angieeto' prevent, their i VOthera.obiec sa-a drdiiantege be readily;-comprehended by thoseihaving in pee fica i m, w

1 1s i-peru w v w fminim l a p v e ception of articles toair, Warm or dry." The invention, is ,espeeially adapted for 4 tionand-showsthe reg isterw i ack attaehed to POITtiOn of a zregi ster-irameand supporting bar of;a rack framejwithone of the aidjus t- I able attaching-hooks engagingv Isaidregister frame, and Fig. 5,1iadetail of a portionof a Itaek at a-. )oint ,mi,herefl the bar s of the-rack areattached toaheadv or tait pieee. .aLikG: marks of refereiiee-referlto corresponding partsin the different views, in lhich, A, represents a jside rii alltwarm air ,register, and B as awhole my register raek.

IAS showngitlie nackframe .in the main is of 11 ectangular construction havingvoppositely disposed V vertical L -shaped angle bar side rial and a top or head pieee, 3, the latter of which is curved to present two planes extending, outward from theside and; bottom portions. v 3 v i l,,Cr osseing the frame, parallel to and, be= tween the topfand bottompdrtions 2 and 3, a a cl'ossrgiirt 4, ofzlike material tovthe bottom and sides, islattac-hedffto :the:si.de.portions. 'Tl1is .girt,- as Well as the other parts 7 of; the

.frameare secured. togetherby. spot welding,

.7 or otherexpedient means.

Arranged to slide on the. girt 4 series; of

clips having bent-ioi erjportions asHBQ-engage pidisengagementland fi omtthese' clips lapo'rtioinof the: material 'is' bent to: 'fqrm mbks as 6. These-hooksare disposedysoas toen- .gage some portion ot a? register frame in Fig.v 1, irtiotheii Words thehooks jar eamade to extend, rearward land; (loam-Ward and to he slid, along the,..girt 4' of the rack ii ame. to

position that-will engage someportion of I portions 1,' l; .a.bottomjbarl2, e oflikemate- 70 said wall register when in operative position.

Side wall registers as generally made are of lattice construction of various configurations, and in attaching my wall rack thereto it is only necessary to place the frame there of against aregister, slide the hooks (5 along the bar or girt l, to some expedient portion of the lattice and push the rack frame down to engage said hooks with the register, and the wall rack will be in firm operative position.

The head piece of the frame 3, curves forward, thence slopingly downward, thence outward and terminates in an underly bent stiffened rim 7. At regular spacedintervals the head piece is formed with perforations 8. These perforations are formed in the top of the head 3, and by preference extend to a pointrwher'e the lower, or rim portion 7, meets with the curve portion of said head, and through these perforations the wire bars 9, of the rack are fitted.

The rack ba are offset at their ends and are secured at said ends by appropriate head and tail pieces 10 and 11, respectively. These pieces are' perforated at regular intervals corresponding to the perforations in the frame head 3, to receive the wires 9, comprising that portion of said bar. The wires having been properly introduced through the perforations of said head and tail pieces,

are thence bent, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 5, after which the material of said head and tail pieces is bent to engage the bent-over portions of said bars, and the metal brought together in suchmanner that one edge will slightly overlie and thence curved to engage the opposite edge and form a stiffening rim. It will be understood that antecedent to forming up a rack as set forth, the rack wires at one end of a rack are first introduced through the perforations of the frame top-piece 3, before completion of said rack.

As shown in Fig. 1, the head piece 10, of a rack, when said rack is extended, lies wholly within the outwardly curved rear portion of the frame top piece 3, with the bars'of said rack upon the lower plane or.

rim portion 7, of said top piece.

hen a rack is folded, the tail piece 11, lies upon the rim portion of said head-piece as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and owing to the novel and peculiar arrangement of the hooks 6. and girt 4, of the frame. it is not essential that the rack rest upon the floor, for the reason that said hooks form suspension anchors and bind the frame holding the rack snugly against the wall register A.

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my side wall register rack; it would be obvious that certain modifications could be resorted to in carrying out my invention without departlng from the spirit and nature of the same, or sacrificing certain advantages thereof, and I reserve the right to shape, arrange and construct my invention in any manner compatible within the intent and scope of the appended claims.

.Vhat therefore I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is e 1. In a device of the nature set forth, in combination with a side wall. register having an open lattice a portable frame adapted to lie against said register, adjustably arranged hooks carried by said frame and adapted to engage with the lattice of said register, a rack slidably mounted in a top piece of said frame and capable of being horizontally extended and held in an operative position.

2. In a device of the nature set forth, a frame having horizontal ,top and .bottom portions and vertical side portionsfa parallel girt between said top and bottom portions secured to said side portions, slidably arranged, rearwardly disposed overhanging hooks carried by said cross girt, said top portion having a forwardly overhanging portion with a row of regularly spaced perforations or holes centrally thereof, a rack having a head and tail piece connected with parallel arranged bars, saidbars adaptedfto slide through the perforations of said top portion, said rack adapted to lie against said frame when in a folded or vertical position and in a horizontal suspended position when unfolded to a normalworking position with its bars resting upon a portion of said overhanging top portion. 1

3. In a device of the nature set forth, a rectangular metallic frame having a horizontally disposed cross-girt between its top and bottom portions, slidably arranged, rearwardly disposed overhanging hooks carried by said cross-girt, said top portion extending outwardly in two planes connected by a sloping central offset and terminating with a bent over stiffened rim,'said offset portion having a row of regularly spaced perforations or holes, a rack having b'ars adapted to slide through said holes, said rack having a head pieceat one end and a tail piece at its opposite end. said headpiece adapted to lie below said top portion when said rack is unfolded in a horizontal posi 7 tion with said bars on said rim. and to lie against said frame when in a folded or verof regularly spaced perforations or holes tom portions and secured to said side porlongitudinally thereof, a rack having paraltions, said girt carrying slidable hooks havlel bars adapted to slide through said holes, 7 ing rearwardly and downwardly extending 7 and formed at its inner and outer ends With portions, substantially as and for the purbent-over metallic portions engaging ofiset o set forth. i

ends of said bars, a cross-girt positioned within said frame between said top andbot- JAMES M. BREITENBACIL 

